Grade 6 Unit: 3 Week: 2 Content: ELA Dates: 11/19-11/20
Theme: How can a person’s life story have an impact on those around him or her?
Essential Questions: Why do some people seem “larger than life”?
Why are people curious about the lives of others?
What are the four kinds of life stories? Focus Standards:
RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.
RI.6.9 Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).
Ongoing Standards:
SL.6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL.6.5 Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
L.6.1e Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others’ writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language.
L.6.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.6.3a Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
L.6.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.6.4a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position of function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.6.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
L.6.4d Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L.6.5b Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.
L.6.5c Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
L.6.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Autobiography Biography Figurative language Imagery
Suggested Activities Continue reading Bud, Not Buddy.
Bud calls his survival list “Rules and Things to Have a Funner Life and Make a Better Liar Out of You.” Have students add to their own lists.
Continue tracing the action of this book from beginning to end, annotating along the way.
Continue working on the annotated reading logs.
Compare and contrast the Marian Anderson biography excerpt with the autobiography excerpt (HMU7, pages 806-807).
Using the “character traits” web from the “Best Practices Toolkit” (p.D7), have students complete the web with details from Anderson’s biography excerpt (HMU7, page 806).
Discuss the figurative language and imagery found in the Anderson autobiography excerpt (HMU7, page 807).
Discuss the differences in point of view between both passages.
Homework Students will work on assigned readings and reading logs. Terminology for Teachers
Lesson Plan in Word Format (Click Cancel if asked to Log In) Resources Professional Texts Informational Texts One More River to Cross: The Stories of Twelve Black Americans by Jim Haskins Art, Music, Media
This is an interview with the Christopher Paul Curtis. The interview provides the teacher with background information about the author. The interview also mentions his new book.
This is a website for teachers to access information about Bud, Not Buddy and links to other websites. The teacher can also find teaching ideas, related titles, reviews of the book, and information about the author.
The Great Depression Economics: Compare prices now and then
Notorious figures: Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson The job market
Family: Homelessness, extended family, foster care, adoption Discuss Labor Unions/Laws
Map skills: Find Flint and Grand Rapids, Michigan on a map Discuss the forms of communications during the depression
Math:
Calculate the distances between the two areas using an Atlas of Standard Highway Mileage Guide; Calculate the distance between Georgia and Flint, Michigan
Music:
The impact/significance of Jazz music during the Great Depression
Art:
Design a new flier introducing Bud into Callaway’s band.
Grade 6 Unit: 3 Week: 2 Content: ELA Dates: 11/19-11/20
Theme: How can a person’s life story have an impact on those around him or her?
Essential Questions:
Why do some people seem “larger than life”?
Why are people curious about the lives of others?
What are the four kinds of life stories?
Focus Standards:
Objectives
Assessment
Product
Key Questions
Observable Student Behaviors
Vocabulary
Biography
Figurative language
Imagery
Continue reading Bud, Not Buddy.
- Bud calls his survival list “Rules and Things to Have a Funner Life and Make a Better Liar Out of You.” Have students add to their own lists.
- Continue tracing the action of this book from beginning to end, annotating along the way.
- Continue working on the annotated reading logs.
Compare and contrast the Marian Anderson biography excerpt with the autobiography excerpt (HMU7, pages 806-807).- Using the “character traits” web from the “Best Practices Toolkit” (p.D7), have students complete the web with details from Anderson’s biography excerpt (HMU7, page 806).
- Discuss the figurative language and imagery found in the Anderson autobiography excerpt (HMU7, page 807).
- Discuss the differences in point of view between both passages.
HomeworkStudents will work on assigned readings and reading logs.
Terminology for Teachers
Resources
Professional Texts
Informational Texts
One More River to Cross: The Stories of Twelve Black Americans by Jim Haskins
Art, Music, Media
Games
Videos
Sight Words
SMART Board Lessons, Promethean Lessons
Other Activities
- http://itc.gsu.edu/NewberyBooks/BudNotBuddy.pdf
- http://www.garfieldre2.k12.co.us/quizzes/plewis/quiz.mgi
This website allows students to take an online quiz on Bud, Not Buddy.- Lamb, A. (2000) EduScapes: a site for life-long learners. http://eduscapes.com/reading/bud/student.htm
This website provides the teacher and student with activities and information about Bud, Not Buddy and Christopher Paul Curtis.- Powells.com. (2002) Welcome to Powell’s city of books. http://www.powells.com/authors/curtis.html
This is an interview with the Christopher Paul Curtis. The interview provides the teacher with background information about the author. The interview also mentions his new book.- Random House (2002) Welcome to Teachers @ Random. www.randomhouse.com/teachers/
This is a website for teachers to access information about Bud, Not Buddy and links to other websites. The teacher can also find teaching ideas, related titles, reviews of the book, and information about the author.Integration Ideas:
Language Arts/Social Studies:
- The Great Depression Economics: Compare prices now and then
- Notorious figures: Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson The job market
- Family: Homelessness, extended family, foster care, adoption Discuss Labor Unions/Laws
- Map skills: Find Flint and Grand Rapids, Michigan on a map Discuss the forms of communications during the depression
Math:- Calculate the distances between the two areas using an Atlas of Standard Highway Mileage Guide; Calculate the distance between Georgia and Flint, Michigan
Music:- The impact/significance of Jazz music during the Great Depression
Art:- Design a new flier introducing Bud into Callaway’s band.
- https://www.4secondarysolutions.com/v/vspfiles/downloadables/Bud%20Not%20Buddy%20Sample%20Pages.pdf
- http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-bud.html
- http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/1170
Tons of links to historical and literary sites.Language
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